diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/pandoc-fignos/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/pandoc-fignos/default.nix
index 846d1abe8d7f..7ed7a8e710a7 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/misc/pandoc-fignos/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/pandoc-fignos/default.nix
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 , fetchFromGitHub
 , lib
 , pandoc-xnos
+, setuptools
 }:
 
 buildPythonApplication rec {
@@ -16,6 +17,10 @@ buildPythonApplication rec {
     sha256 = "sha256-eDwAW0nLB4YqrWT3Ajt9bmX1A43wl+tOPm2St5VpCLk=";
   };
 
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
+    setuptools
+  ];
+
   propagatedBuildInputs = [ pandoc-xnos ];
 
   # Different pandoc executables are not available